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Review of the Hunter 216 by Michael Angela

Year built 2005  
Location of boat Northern NJ, USA  
The boat is sailed on Lakes  
How the boat is used Day sailing  
Normal wind strength less than 10 knots  
Average size of crew 2-4  
Liveaboard? No  
Owner bought the boat in 2005  
If the clock could be turned back, would owner buy again? Yes. I bought it to be a versatile, trailerable, high-freeboard daysailer to teach my wife on. It's perfect for that purpose.  
Gear that's been added No.  
Structural or complex improvements I'm screwing a teflon block to the underside of the bracket that covers the centerboard pulley. Just tapping a sandbar with the centerboard caused the lifting cable to hop off the pulley and bear down on one of the adjacent bushings, destroying it. This block between the bracket and the pulley wheel will "seal" the gap and prevent the cable from jumping off the wheel.  
The boat's best features Easy to rig, easy to sail, hard to get into any kind of trouble.  
Problem areas in terms of design, materials, maintenance, etc. (See above for discussion of centerboard cable hopping out of pulley.) Otherwise, everything works fine. No problems.  
Sailing characterisitcs  
Motoring characterisitcs One on-line opinion (the author had not evidently sailed the 216) questioned the design of the rudder/tiller/engine mount, suggesting that the outboard would interfere with the tiller when raised. This is not the case. Our 4HP motor goes up & down without coming anywhere near the tiller. No interference.  
Liveability n.a.  
The owner's experience in dealing with Hunter (if any)  
The owner's experience with the boat dealer or broker, if any  
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